5th January. Neko Harbour – another continental landing.

3 degrees and calm. It’s glassy on the water. I threw up again this morning but am going out. How can you miss this magnificent land?

Not a lot of wildlife, in fact just a couple of penguins on our cruise but the ice was amazing, along with the icebergs. Every iceberg is different and it is hard not to take every single one. This time last week boats could not get in here as it was totally blocked with ice.

Just amazing to zodiac through the ice.

Garrie picked up a couple of pieces.

I took a video of it.

We picked up a piece of “Growler” ice which has had all the air pressed out of it and it looks black as it floats in the water.

We took it back to the ship and it was melted and bottled as part of a charity auction.

I forgot to mention that Garrie took on the wide angle camera today. I just am not up to managing two cameras feeling the way I feel. He captured some nice reflections.

For the land segment we spent quite a bit of time at a gentoo colony managing to see eggs and some chicks that were just a few days old. The end of the glacier nearby was cracking like gun shots and everyone wanted to see a huge chunk fall off but alas it wasn’t meant to be. Fun watching the penguins stealing rocks from other nests for their own. Managed to take a chick being fed but the chicks aren’t as sharp as I’d like them to be.

Do I look sick? I felt it.

Rock in beak.

Here come the chicks I promised.

There ends the morning excursion and we realised this afternoon is our last of the trip. Yes folks, it’s nearly all over.